WWE Super-Showdown - October 6th from Melbourne, Australia

Lord TSC

So, this show got a promo on Raw, AND is streaming on the Network. So I reckon it could get it's own thread, since it's basically a mini-PPV.

Card so far

Last Time Ever
The Undertaker vs Triple H

Winner gets a title shot
The Miz vs Daniel Bryan

John Cena/Bobby Lashley vs Elias/Kevin Owens

Of note is the fact this show takes place after Bryan's contract is supposed to expire, but they only just announced his match this morning.

Also scheduled to appear are Ronda Rousey, Shawn Michaels, Shane McMahon, and The Big Show. The Shield will also apparently be fighting as a trio.

Autecher

According to the stadium's website this starts at 6pm local time which is 4am our time. Triple H v The Undertaker is the headline match so far at least. If The Shield are fighting as a trio then I'd expect it to be against The Wyatt Family (minus Rowan). Though the belts have to be defended so maybe they'll be fighting separately. Also it's a weird thing now in WWE because they are building to this, HIAC & Evolution at the same time. Backlash this year was basically an afterthought show behind the GRR.

gerrybbadd

Awful name for the event. Sounds like the guy doing the John Cena prank call

Loughc

cliggg wrote: »

Though the belts have to be defended so maybe they'll be fighting separately.

Oh my friend... how wrong you are...

WWE haven't had an Universal Champion on screen for the best part of 18 months they prob can't remember how to book that belt anymore.

And the Intercontinental Championship drops off the radar as soon as it gets hot. And seeing how it's after coming off a decent run with Rollins and then Ziggler I imagine it will now play 3rd fiddle to Reigns and the bogus Shield Reunion.

SureYWouldntYa

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Awful name for the event. Sounds like the guy doing the John Cena prank call

Listen to that about once a month, one of the best things on the internet

Bounty Hunter

to put in the random thoughts thread or here...

I'm calling Venom Balor at this show.

Venom comes out 2 days before the show and the Demon Gimmick would 100% suit venom, it'd be akin to Rey Mysterio and his WM Superhero gear

CastorTroy

Gargano did the Venom thing at Takeover.

So any reason they're doing all this for Australia? They pay like Saudi Arabia?

Will they have Peyton, Billie and Buddy in matches?

Agent Coulson

Last time ever till the Saudis pay to see it.


Also wasn’t it reported a while back that Bryan signed a new contract?

Agent Coulson

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

to put in the random thoughts thread or here...

I'm calling Venom Balor at this show.

Venom comes out 2 days before the show and the Demon Gimmick would 100% suit venom, it'd be akin to Rey Mysterio and his WM Superhero gear

How long before a Studio actually pays the WWE to gimmick up Balor as one of there characters.

PTH2009

We knw Edge won't be at it as he's doing the ITR Tivoli show on Sunday 7th Oct

Hopefully a UK show similar to this follows suite in 2019 and I'll deff travel over for it

ERG89

Looks like a skippable big budget house show like this Greatest Royal Rumble was. I wish it was Taker wrestling for the last time as I've no interest in seeing him in ring anymore. His work now resembles Hogan's stuff when he last wrestled for WWE.

Pentecost

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

Listen to that about once a month, one of the best things on the internet

I’d never heard it so I went and looked it up. It did make me laugh especially the bit where they were pretending to be calling about the military but why the f... would you keep answering?

SureYWouldntYa

Pentecost wrote: »

I’d never heard it so I went and looked it up. It did make me laugh especially the bit where they were pretending to be calling about the military but why the f... would you keep answering?

Ssshhh don't question it or point out holes just enjoy it :pac:

Some people think it's bad manners not to answer the phone, and if the number was private each time then you could justify it I suppose

Frank O. Pinion

Between this and the women's PPV, there is no "regular" PPV event for October. Big gap between Hell In A Cell on September 16th and Survivor Series on November 18th for a regular PPV.

PTH2009

So it's a 10am start time here for Sat 6th Oct

Will really throw back the years of watching wrestling on a Saturday morning

martyos121

PTH2009 wrote: »

So it's a 10am start time here for Sat 6th Oct

Will really throw back the years of watching wrestling on a Saturday morning

Yeah I love that, the nostalgia kick will be nice.

Gonna be tricky for anyone watching the McGregor fight though, it’s on the following morning at around 6am but for anyone who watches the full card like myself, it’s 11pm. Daytime nap will be essential.

PTH2009

martyos121 wrote: »

Yeah I love that, the nostalgia kick will be nice.

Gonna be tricky for anyone watching the McGregor fight though, it’s on the following morning at around 6am but for anyone who watches the full card like myself, it’s 11pm. Daytime nap will be essential.

And the Edge inside the ropes is on the following night in the Tivoli

CastorTroy

Cedric Alexander vs Buddy Murphy for CW title added

Loughc

CastorTroy wrote: »

Cedric Alexander vs Buddy Murphy for CW title added

Buddy technically the hometown hero. Could see a title change here.

SureYWouldntYa

Loughc wrote: »

Buddy technically the hometown hero. Could see a title change here.

With how WWE treat hometown guys these days I’d expect him to lose convincingly and Alexa to come out and kick him in the nards

Lord TSC

Becky vs Charlotte for the women's title added to the card.

Also, local ads are saying

hbk to special ref the HHH/Taker match.

PTH2009

Full card

Last time ever- Undertaker (W Kane)vs Triple H(W Shawn Michaels)
Bobby Lashley & John Cena vs Kevin Owens and Elias
WWE Title Number 1 contenders match- Daniel Bryan vs The Miz
WWE Title no DQ match - Aj Styles vs Samoa Joe
The Shield vs Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew Mcintyre
Bella Twins and Ronda Rousey vs Riott Squad
WWE SD Womens title- Becky Lynch vs Charlotte
WWE SD Tag titles- New Day vs The Bar
Askua and Naomi vs The Icconics
WWE Crusierweight title- Cedric Alexander vs Buddy Murphy

starts at 10am our time Sat 6th Oct on the WWE network

Should be a good laugh

Ali Bomaye

So pretty much a Smackdown PPV with a Raw undercard and two geriatrics wrestling one another, saving the Raw titles for the Saudis is it? I usually like these shows, at least they feel a bit different than the usual, it's just going to be such a long show.

What's the story with this show anyway (as in why is it happening)?

Loughc

Ali Bomaye wrote: »

What's the story with this show anyway (as in why is it happening)?

Money. That’s why.

Autecher

Match quality wise i’m not expecting much though hopefully i’m wrong, but watching wrestling on a Saturday morning is something I haven’t done in about 15 years so I am looking forward to reliving my childhood years

Itssoeasy

Yeah the Saturday morning aspect will be a bit of a nostalgia buzz. I remember the start time was similar for the Tokyo show in 2015 where I watched some of it in Dublin airport which was a new wrestling watching experience I have to say.

Yeah I'll try and watch as much as I can live.

PTH2009

Yeah hoping I get up in time Sat for the start but I'll watch whenever I do. We often play Rugby against Aus/All blacks around similar times

All the Americans are prob having **** attacks cause of the hour it's on over there (5am/2am) but they need to know how it feels for us almost every PPV

CastorTroy

Think was said in the Greatest Royal Rumble thread, but wonder if it could lead to a big event over here. I doubt we'll get a proper PPV though

PTH2009

CastorTroy wrote: »

Think was said in the Greatest Royal Rumble thread, but wonder if it could lead to a big event over here. I doubt we'll get a proper PPV though

Ireland prob won't get an event like this (it's not certain they will be here next may on the live event tour either)

The UK or somewhere like Germany/France might get an event like this and I'll deff make the trip

CastorTroy

Yeah I just meant this part of the world. Figured UK would be a likely spot since they have regular TV tapings there

CastorTroy

I assume this is 4 hours?

PTH2009

CastorTroy wrote: »

I assume this is 4 hours?

Yeah 10am-2pm Sat according to the wwe network schedule

PTH2009

this Triple H vs Taker match really came out of nowhere no pre storyline built til Triple H randomly appeared on Raw a few weeks to plug it and then Taker/HBK/Kane etc got invovled. Still looking forward to it

some guys are not going to Austrailia like Finn, AOP, Orton etc

Autecher

PTH2009 wrote: »

some guys are not going to Austrailia like Finn, AOP, Orton etc

Yeah I didn't even realise that. I guess whoever doesn't really have any kind of storyline at the moment got a few days off?

Loughc

cliggg wrote: »

Yeah I didn't even realise that. I guess whoever doesn't really have any kind of storyline at the moment got a few days off?

Knowing WWE they're prob running a house showing somewhere in the states.

Autecher

Loughc wrote: »

Knowing WWE they're prob running a house showing somewhere in the states.

No I thought the same but when I checked there were none. Old Vince getting soft maybe?

PTH2009

cliggg wrote: »

No I thought the same but when I checked there were none. Old Vince getting soft maybe?

some of the guys not going down under will prob be doing promo work etc n the US the weekend. They will be going on the Euro/Saudi tour in a few weeks

Obv its a great card at SSD but you would fill a little annoyed at not getting full rosters if places like Saudi got it but you knw $$$$ are to thank for that

Loughc

cliggg wrote: »

No I thought the same but when I checked there were none. Old Vince getting soft maybe?

He'll just make them work Christmas instead, be grand.

J. Marston

How long is a flight from the US to Australia? Fly out yesterday and then back straight after the show presumably to be back for Raw.

Jet lag would be murder.

Itssoeasy

J. Marston wrote: »

How long is a flight from the US to Australia? Fly out yesterday and then back straight after the show presumably to be back for Raw.

Jet lag would be murder.

Don't know but I know smackdown and raw we're on the west coast the week just gone so probably not as bad as having to go from US east coast to Melbourne Australia.

I'd say it wouldn't be that bad for the smackdown lads as you'd have the extra day but I don't know where raw is next Monday.

Edit: through the magic of google going from Seattle to Melbourne it's 18.5 hours with 1 stop. Christ imagine doing that twice in less than a week ?

Agent Coulson

I expect The New Day to do this bit at some stage.

CastorTroy

Won't get to watch til tomorrow evening, though I'm sure nothing too exciting will happen

Autecher

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Don't know but I know smackdown and raw we're on the west coast the week just gone so probably not as bad as having to go from US east coast to Melbourne Australia.

I'd say it wouldn't be that bad for the smackdown lads as you'd have the extra day but I don't know where raw is next Monday.

Edit: through the magic of google going from Seattle to Melbourne it's 18.5 hours with 1 stop. Christ imagine doing that twice in less than a week ?

The Smackdown crew have a house show on Monday in Kentucky which is a 20 hour flight from Melbourne, Raw is in Chicago which is a 19 hour flight. I have said this before but I really do hope all the wrestles and referees, agents, backstage crew etc.. are well compensated for the constant year round travel and work they do.

PTH2009

Good morning everyone

Impressive stadium

Give the UK a show like this (Wembley, London Stadium, Mellienium Stadium) please so some of us can go

sky88

PTH2009 wrote: »

Good morning everyone

Impressive stadium

Give the UK a show like this (Wembley, London Stadium, Mellienium Stadium) please so some of us can go

Stadium looks great crowdlooks up for it too

HandsomeBob

Haha the awkward initial silence from Graves when Cole asks what do the combo of Woods and Kofi bring against a team like The Bar.

PTH2009

Christ takers entrance will take forever on that long ramp

Itssoeasy

Big hall in fairness. Becky is over in Australia.

sky88

What a bulls**t finish

Itssoeasy

Stupid finish. So Becky can't beat Charlotte ?

sky88

Becky is so clearly the one the fans want to cheer.

Charlotte has regressed so much.